Tesla has some interesting fine print in their contracts. Selling reservations may get your order cancelled and you banned for life from buying a new tesla.
From Autoevolution
"Tesla is not afraid to use that leverage to keep its customers disciplined. It’s not always working as intended, and sometimes it gives false positives, but it is what it is. We’ve talked in the past about the very active “Tesla Loss Prevention Team” sending letters to customers who they fought are in violation of that pesky clause. Not only do the customers risk having their pending orders canceled, but they are also prevented from placing new orders in the future. Yes, Tesla can afford that. Their backlog stretches for months.
We’re unsure what triggers the loss prevention team to attach the “reseller” badge to a customer. Until now, it was thought buying and selling several Teslas would qualify. How many are too many is not clear. Things are probably down to whoever takes the decision and his state of mind at the time. In the case of Frederick Foley Rousseau, this happened when they tried to upgrade two Model 3s (his and his wife’s) to Model Y.
“Me and my wife had 2 Model 3 2021,” said Frederick on Twitter. “I sold mine and ordered a Model Y. Because I was hesitating between an LR and a Performance, I ordered both, having in mind that my wife would probably like to upgrade too. Tonight while dining at restaurants with my wife, I get called by a Tesla rep saying our orders got canceled because they think we are resellers, which is not the case.”
Tesla abruptly cancels customer's order - no recourse of accusation of being a "reseller"
From Autoevolution
"Tesla is not afraid to use that leverage to keep its customers disciplined. It’s not always working as intended, and sometimes it gives false positives, but it is what it is. We’ve talked in the past about the very active “Tesla Loss Prevention Team” sending letters to customers who they fought are in violation of that pesky clause. Not only do the customers risk having their pending orders canceled, but they are also prevented from placing new orders in the future. Yes, Tesla can afford that. Their backlog stretches for months.
We’re unsure what triggers the loss prevention team to attach the “reseller” badge to a customer. Until now, it was thought buying and selling several Teslas would qualify. How many are too many is not clear. Things are probably down to whoever takes the decision and his state of mind at the time. In the case of Frederick Foley Rousseau, this happened when they tried to upgrade two Model 3s (his and his wife’s) to Model Y.
“Me and my wife had 2 Model 3 2021,” said Frederick on Twitter. “I sold mine and ordered a Model Y. Because I was hesitating between an LR and a Performance, I ordered both, having in mind that my wife would probably like to upgrade too. Tonight while dining at restaurants with my wife, I get called by a Tesla rep saying our orders got canceled because they think we are resellers, which is not the case.”
Tesla abruptly cancels customer's order - no recourse of accusation of being a "reseller"
